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Mars dust storm may lead to new weather discoveries

6/25/18

Mars is experiencing an estimated 15.8-million–square-mile dust storm, roughly the size of North and South America. This storm may not be good news for the NASA solar-powered Opportunity rover, but one Penn State professor — Steven Greybush of the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science and Institute for CyberScience — sees this as a chance to learn more about Martian weather.

George Middlemas

George Middlemas, alumnus and philanthropist, dies

6/25/18

George M. Middlemas Jr., a Penn State alumnus and generous University donor, particularly to the University Libraries, died June 14 in Bachelor Gulch, Colorado, two days after his 72nd birthday.

The Art of Discovery

'Art of Discovery' booth to bring together art and science at Arts Fest

6/25/18

Join Penn State at “The Art of Discovery,” the University’s booth at the Arts Festival, to learn how art detectives use technology to solve art history mysteries; make your own handmade paints the way early humans did hundreds of thousands of years ago; learn about the bizarre science behind zombie ants; explore mankind’s relationship to plastics, and more.

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Penn State graduate students win award in geospatial intelligence

6/21/18

A team of Penn State graduate students recently received the 2018 Michael P. Murphy Award in Geospatial Intelligence, a Penn State endowed scholarship award, for work they did during a geospatial intelligence course offered though the John A. Dutton e-Education Institute.

power station

Nuclear power shutdowns won't spike power prices

6/19/18

Despite economic woes that could shutter two of Pennsylvania's nuclear power plants — which generate 6 percent of the state's power — power prices will remain steady due to low natural gas prices, according to Seth Blumsack, associate professor of energy policy and economics, Penn State.

An example of a stochastic flaw observed in Ti-6Al-4V PBFAM builds after HIP

Penn State to lead $1.4M grant to probe flaws in metal additive manufacturing

6/14/18

A team led by Penn State's Applied Research Laboratory, in collaboration with the Center for Innovative Processing thru Direct Digital Deposition, has received a $1.4 million grant by the Air Force Research Laboratory to examine the random flaws that arise during the process of powder bed fusion additive manufacturing.

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ICIK names 2018 Whiting Indigenous Knowledge Research Award winners

6/13/18

Penn State graduate students Marie Louise Ryan, Johann Strube and Megan Griffin have been recognized with the 2018 Whiting Indiginous Knowledge Research Award to help fund their research pursuits. The award is funded by the Marjorie Grant Whiting Endowment for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledge and supported by Penn State’s University Libraries and the Interinstitutional Center for Indigenous Knowledge (ICIK).

The Factory for Advanced Manufacturing Education Lab

Researchers receive grant to manufacture metal parts for naval applications

6/8/18

Penn State researchers have received approximately $535,000 to install a state-of-the-art, “super-finishing lab” for 3D-printed metal parts. The new lab will complement the existing subtractive processing technology in the Factory for Advanced Manufacturing Education Lab within the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

EMS academic and alumni leaders create Open Doors Scholarships

6/7/18

Lee and Michelle Kump have always felt compelled to help students with financial need, so when they learned about the RaiseMe program, which intersects with the University’s Open Doors Scholarship Program, they saw the perfect opportunity to make an impact. They have since done just that with a $30,000 commitment ­­to create an Open Doors Scholarship with a preference for students in RaiseMe.

Red brick building in New Kensington

Retrofitting roofs in Pennsylvania's 'Rust Belt'

6/5/18

Esther Obonyo, associate professor of engineering design and architectural engineering, was awarded a $25,000 grant from Penn State’s Institutes of Energy and the Environment to design and test a new roofing composite. The project is part of a cross-institutional, multidisciplinary initiative led by Penn State New Kensington’s Corner Launchbox focused on refreshing the community’s image and economy.

Penn State researcher Christelle Wauthier stands on a cooled lava flow

Childhood dream to reality: ICS co-hire and volcanologist researches her passion

6/4/18

From an early age, Christelle Wauthier was drawn to volcanoes — now, she's researching these fiery phenomena through a shared faculty appointment in the Institute for CyberScience and the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. She uses a mix of innovative, high-performance computing research methods, as well as more traditional approaches, to advance our understanding of volcanoes.

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